Is Garden Elementary a good school?

Garden Elementary ranks 3276 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Garden Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 661 students attended Garden Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Garden Elementary?

Students at Garden Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 21% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Garden Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garden Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Cherry Avenue Middle High : Tulare Union High

Garden Elementary

Summary:

Garden Elementary is a public elementary school located in Tulare, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 676 students. The school is part of the Tulare City School District, which is ranked 1258 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garden Elementary consistently outperforms the Tulare City School District average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics assessments across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, Garden Elementary's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 38.78% to 54.26%, compared to the Tulare City average of 29.3% to 32.46%. In Mathematics, Garden Elementary's proficiency rates ranged from 15.31% to 40.78%, outperforming the Tulare City average of 15.29% to 32.12%. The school's Hispanic and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) student groups also perform significantly better than their counterparts in the district. However, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.6% in 2017-2018 to 19.7% in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools in the Tulare City School District, Garden Elementary generally outperforms schools like Roosevelt Elementary, Pleasant Elementary, and Wilson Elementary in both ELA and Mathematics assessments. However, Mission Valley Elementary has consistently higher academic performance than Garden Elementary across all grade levels and subject areas. Garden Elementary's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (77.07% in 2022-2023) and relatively high student-teacher ratio may be contributing factors to its overall performance.

Detail:

Public K-6

640 East Pleasant Ave.
Tulare, CA 93274-2124

(559) 685-7330

District: Tulare City

SchoolDigger Rank:
3276^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,580

Students who attend Garden Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cherry Avenue Middle
High:	Tulare Union High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.1

Number of students: 661

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.8%

White:

20.6%

African American:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Garden Elementary ranks worse than 55.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Tulare City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.32. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (72.8%), White (20.6%), African American (2.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Garden Elementary is 23.1, which is the 6^th best among 11 elementary schools in the Tulare City School District. (See more...)

Compare Garden Elementary employs 28.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Garden Elementary is $10,580. 9 elementary schools in the Tulare City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Garden Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden Elementary 3276^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Garden Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Tulare City:

SchoolDigger ranks Tulare City 1258^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Garden Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	55.47	1903^rd	4809	60.4%
2005	58.86	1801^st	4822	62.7%
2006	64.68	1555^th	4818	67.7%
2007	75.52	1150^th	5113	77.5%
2008	54.54	2129^th	5113	58.4%
2009	51.54	2393^rd	5193	53.9%
2010	54.77	2284^th	5314	57.0%
2011	59.18	2083^rd	5377	61.3%
2012	56.14	2262^nd	5390	58.0%
2013	58.14	2232^nd	5530	59.6%
2015	40.42	2991^st	5611	46.7%
2016	40.11	3068^th	5614	45.4%
2017	33.48	3559^th	5692	37.5%
2018	35.21	3451^st	5662	39.0%
2019	35.19	3516^th	5789	39.3%
2021	29.31	952^nd	1417	32.8%
2022	26.61	4186^th	5883	28.8%
2023	32.41	3700^th	5874	37.0%
2024	38.32	3276^th	5862	44.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Garden Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.99	1252^nd	3246	61.4%
2019	33.85	2213^th	3275	32.4%
2021	39.69	312^th	602	48.2%
2022	41.03	1740^th	3311	47.4%
2023	33.17	2306^th	3250	29.0%
2024	41.44	1719^th	3160	45.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Garden Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.19	2090^th	2420	13.6%
2024	31.21	1752^nd	2634	33.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Garden Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.88	3564^th	5084	29.9%
2019	40.16	3099^th	5173	40.1%
2021	39.09	662^nd	1110	40.4%
2022	32.06	3669^th	5264	30.3%
2023	39.37	3121^st	5374	41.9%
2024	45.83	2689^th	5511	51.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Garden Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.11	3268^th	5413	39.6%
2019	41.50	3014^th	5492	45.1%
2021	35.07	774^th	1267	38.9%
2022	29.16	3812^th	5635	32.4%
2023	34.18	3401^st	5617	39.5%
2024	34.83	3420^th	5605	39.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Garden Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.21	1852^nd	2128	13.0%
2019	25.96	2010^th	2585	22.2%
2022	26.65	1657^th	2227	25.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Garden Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.04	3408^th	5431	37.2%
2019	30.69	3744^th	5510	32.1%
2021	24.38	957^th	1272	24.8%
2022	25.09	4229^th	5663	25.3%
2023	31.03	3683^rd	5650	34.8%
2024	42.06	2937^th	5636	47.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Garden Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.99	2999^th	4830	37.9%
2019	40.10	2958^th	4963	40.4%
2022	32.30	3503^rd	5084	31.1%
2023	39.49	2947^th	5098	42.2%
2024	49.05	2332^nd	5102	54.3%

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Rank History for White students at Garden Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.53	2163^rd	2737	21.0%
2019	30.98	2118^th	2834	25.3%
2022	16.79	2345^th	2726	14.0%
2023	25.84	2081^st	2662	21.8%
2024	31.24	1912^th	2647	27.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Garden Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	620	14	13	125	0	n/a	n/a	0	772
1989	631	18	16	134	0	n/a	n/a	0	799
1990	548	22	23	131	1	n/a	n/a	0	725
1991	564	22	30	153	0	n/a	n/a	0	769
1992	561	22	40	165	1	n/a	n/a	0	789
1993	558	32	32	173	1	n/a	n/a	0	796
1994	605	32	22	196	4	n/a	n/a	0	859
1995	580	46	15	173	7	n/a	n/a	0	821
1996	580	46	15	173	7	n/a	n/a	0	821
1997	537	53	18	170	12	n/a	n/a	0	790
1998	517	37	23	191	15	n/a	n/a	0	783
1999	541	26	38	224	1	n/a	n/a	0	830
2000	515	22	33	199	0	n/a	n/a	0	769
2001	511	30	30	228	5	n/a	n/a	0	804
2002	449	33	23	274	7	n/a	n/a	0	786
2003	449	33	23	274	7	n/a	n/a	0	786
2004	436	37	14	311	7	n/a	n/a	16	821
2005	425	37	25	339	8	n/a	n/a	18	852
2006	414	34	17	359	2	n/a	n/a	20	846
2007	398	24	27	375	3	n/a	n/a	17	844
2008	295	27	16	329	6	n/a	n/a	0	673
2009	338	28	11	316	4	1	1	0	699
2010	322	34	13	280	5	0	2	0	656
2011	336	31	17	305	4	1	2	0	696
2012	348	25	14	343	6	5	4	0	745
2013	313	20	17	390	2	5	7	0	754
2014	272	15	10	412	0	4	9	0	722
2015	231	18	9	441	0	3	9	0	711
2016	198	17	6	479	1	2	12	0	715
2017	203	20	5	471	0	1	12	0	712
2018	207	15	5	487	0	1	12	0	727
2019	184	17	11	480	2	0	11	0	705
2020	177	14	8	468	5	0	13	0	685
2021	160	17	6	457	4	0	14	0	658
2022	136	13	6	467	2	0	13	1	638
2023	141	20	7	492	4	0	12	0	676
2024	136	19	8	481	4	0	13	0	661

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Garden Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	772	28.0	27.5	n/a
1989	799	28.0	28.5	n/a
1990	725	29.0	25.0	n/a
1991	769	28.0	27.4	n/a
1992	789	28.5	27.6	27.6
1993	796	32.8	24.3	28.5
1994	859	33.8	25.4	36.2
1995	821	33.0	24.9	32.9
1996	821	33.0	24.9	32.9
1997	790	33.0	23.9	38.9
1998	783	34.0	23.0	37.8
1999	830	38.3	21.7	38.3
2000	769	38.5	20.0	38.5
2001	804	39.5	20.4	36.8
2002	786	37.9	20.7	39.9
2003	786	37.9	20.7	39.9
2004	821	39.0	21.1	40.4
2005	852	40.0	21.3	41.7
2006	846	40.8	20.7	34.4
2007	844	41.0	20.6	40.1
2008	673	37.0	18.2	49
2009	699	38.0	17.5	50.8
2010	656	34.0	19.2	51.4
2011	696	n/a	n/a	52.9
2012	745	34.0	21.9	51.4
2013	754	33.0	22.8	58.9
2014	722	30.0	24.0	61.5
2015	711	29.0	24.5	63
2016	715	29.0	24.6	69.8
2017	712	30.0	23.7	71.9
2018	727	31.0	23.4	72.6
2019	705	31.0	22.7	70.2
2020	685	n/a	n/a	69.3
2021	658	30.4	21.6	70.4
2022	638	33.2	19.1	66.5
2023	676	29.5	22.9	77.1
2024	661	28.5	23.1	71.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Garden Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	772	28.0	27.5	n/a
1989	799	28.0	28.5	n/a
1990	725	29.0	25.0	n/a
1991	769	28.0	27.4	n/a
1992	789	28.5	27.6	27.6
1993	796	32.8	24.3	28.5
1994	859	33.8	25.4	36.2
1995	821	33.0	24.9	32.9
1996	821	33.0	24.9	32.9
1997	790	33.0	23.9	38.9
1998	783	34.0	23.0	37.8
1999	830	38.3	21.7	38.3
2000	769	38.5	20.0	38.5
2001	804	39.5	20.4	36.8
2002	786	37.9	20.7	39.9
2003	786	37.9	20.7	39.9
2004	821	39.0	21.1	40.4
2005	852	40.0	21.3	41.7
2006	846	40.8	20.7	34.4
2007	844	41.0	20.6	40.1
2008	673	37.0	18.2	49
2009	699	38.0	17.5	50.8
2010	656	34.0	19.2	51.4
2011	696	n/a	n/a	52.9
2012	745	34.0	21.9	51.4
2013	754	33.0	22.8	58.9
2014	722	30.0	24.0	61.5
2015	711	29.0	24.5	63
2016	715	29.0	24.6	69.8
2017	712	30.0	23.7	71.9
2018	727	31.0	23.4	72.6
2019	705	31.0	22.7	70.2
2020	685	n/a	n/a	69.3
2021	658	30.4	21.6	70.4
2022	638	33.2	19.1	66.5
2023	676	29.5	22.9	77.1
2024	661	28.5	23.1	71.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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